Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED MAY 15, 1906.

B. L. DIMHRY. NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATIDN FILED JULY 18. 1904.

NTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEsr LAGARDE DIMITRY, 0E NEw oRLEANs, LOUISIANA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1906.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, ERNEST LAGARDE DIMI- TRY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented a new and useful Non- Rellable Bottle, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to closures for bottles and the like receptaclesand its primary object is to provide a novel and highly useful closurewhich is adapted to permit the receptacles contents to be freelywithdrawn, but which will not permit the receptacle to be reiilled,thereby obviating any liability of a counterfeit article being soldfor-the original.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter stated which is cheap tomanufacture, durable of construction,and which has its parts so arranged and constructed that all liabilityof the same becoming inoperative is obviated.

With the above and other objects in viewv the invention consists in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts, more fullyhereinafter described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, which disclose the preferred form of my invention, and inwhich- Figure 1 is a vertical central sectional view taken on the line 11 of Fig. 2 through the upper portion of a bottle-neck constructed andprovided with a closure in accordance with my invention and showing thevalveguard in place. Fig. 2 is a similar view taken on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1, the valveguard being omitted. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig.2, illustrating the manner in which the valve moves oif of itsv seat topermit the bottles contents to be withdrawn when the bottle is cantedand showing the guard in place. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of thebottle-neck, the valve-guard being removed. Fig. 5 is a sectional viewon line 5 5, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail side elevation of the valve.Fig. 7 is a similar view of the same looking at the valve in anotherdirection. Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 8 8, Fig. 6, looking inthe direction of the arrow. Fig. 9 is a detail side elevation of thevalve-guard. Fig. 10 is a view similar thereto looking vat the guard inanother direction, the means for retaining the guard in applied positionbeing removed; and Fig. 11 is a detail top plan view of the guard. Fig.12 is a sectional view of a fragmentary portion of the bottle-neck,illustrating a slightly-modilied form ofthe invention.

Referring to the drawings by referencenumerals, 1 designates thebottle-neck, provided at an intermediate point with a recessedvalve-seat 2 and above said valveseat with an enlarged portion 3 ofsubstantially spherical form, as shown, vor of other suitable shape andabove the enlarged portion witha shoulder 4. A partition 5 lis arrangedwithin the `enlarged portion 3 and spaced therefrom to provide a passage6. This partition ,is provided with diametricallyopposed verticalguideways or grooves 7 and intermediate said grooves with openings orpassages 8 of any appropriate form and arrangement. A recessed valve 9is adapted to normally occupy the recessed valve-seat 2, as is fullyillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, and this valve is providedwith a pendent portion 10, provided with verticallyarranged openings 11,the purpose of which will be presently set forth. The valve 9 isprovided with diametrically-opposed guide members or lugs 12, which areadapted to fit in the grooves 7, whereby said valve is mounted forvertical movement against tilting.

A guard 13 is situated in the upper endlof `the bottle-neck and isadapted to limit the movement of the valve 9 from its seat. This guardis provided with pendent arms 14, which seat within the upper portion ofthe grooves 7 to prevent the guard from being turned and also to limitthe movement of the valve 9. The guard is adapted to rest upon theshoulder 4, whereby its downward movement within the neck is limited,and it is retained securely in the neck by any suitable lockingmeans-such, for instance, as by projecting tangs l-which are removablyseated in sockets 15 in the guard and enter recesses 16, provided in thebottle-neck, thereby preventing removal of the guard when in appliedposition. These engaging portions or tangs 15 are made of spring metaland seated in the guardl 13, as disclosed in Fig. 1 of the drawings, andbent to have their free end projecting laterally from the guard. As thetangs 15are constructed of spring metal, they will readily yield underpressure and permit the guard to be inserted in applied position. Afterthe guard has been posi- IOO tioned within the neck the tangs 15 willspring into the recesses 16, and thus retain the guard in appliedposition.

The manner of filling the receptacle and the application and operationof the closure may be stated as follows: The bottle is first filled.Then the valve 9 and guard 13 are inserted in applied position, afterwhich a cork may be applied to preserve the bottles contents. When it isdesired to remove the contents of the bottle, the cork is firstextracted and then the bottle canted. The canting of the bottle willcause the valve 9 to unseat and permit the bottles contents to flowthrough the openings 11, thence through the openings 8, situated belowthe valve 9, into the passage 6 of the bottle. The contents of thebottle will then flow from the passage 6 through the openings 8 abovethe yvalve 9 and out through the mouth of the bottle.

In Fig. 12 of the drawings I have disclosed a modified form of myinvention, which resides in providing a plurality of openings 17,leading downwardly from a point above the valve when seated. Thebottle-neck in this instance is devoid of the recessed valve-seat, andthe downward movement of the valve is limited by the lugs 12 (indicatedby dotted lines) engaging the lower walls of the grooves 7, the valvebeing, however, slightly tapered toward its bottom and the neckcorrespondingly internally tapered to insure perfect closing of the neckby the valve.

It is apparent that any liquid poured into the bottle will pass outthrough the openings 17 before the valve can be opened by tilting orotherwise, thus rendering it impossible to refill the bottle.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and advantages of my improvedclosures for bottles will be -readily apparent without requiring anyfurther extended explanation. It will be seen that the device is simpleof construction, that said construction permits of its manufacture atsmall cost, and that it is exceedingly well adapted for the purpose forwhich it is designed.

Various changes in the form, proportion,

and the minor details of construction may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthis invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1.In a bottle-closure, a bottle-neck provided with a valve-seat, and anenlarged portion above said seat and having a partition provided withopenings and vertical guideways, a valve, adapted to normally occupysaid seat and provided with a pendent portion having openings, saidvalve being provided with guide portions adapted to engage theguldeways, and a guard adapted to seat above the valve, and providedwith pendent members adapted to occupy said guideways for limiting themovement of the valve.

2. In a bottle-closure, a bottle-neck provided with a valve-seat, andhaving openings leading from a point above said valve-seat to theexterior of the bottle-neck, said neck being also provided with a domeshaped portion and a shoulder located above said portion, a partitionarranged within said dome shaped portion and provided with openings andvertically-arranged grooves, a valve provided with a pendent portionhaving openings, said valve being provided with lugs adapted to occupysaid grooves, a guard designed to seat upon said shoulder and pro-.vided with pendent members adapted to fit within said grooves to limitthe movement of the valve, and means for retaining said guard Y inapplied position.

3. In a bottle, a bottle-neck and a valve mounted therein, saidbottle-neck being rovided with a plurality of openings lea ingdownwardly from a point above the valve when seated.

4. In a bottle-closure, a bottle-neck pro- Avided with longitudinalguideways, a valve having portions engaged with the guideways, and aguard having projections seated in the ways above the valve.

ERNEST LAGARDE DIMITRY. Witnesses: I JOHN M. RAYMOND, .5, ALBERTDIETTEL. i Vman]

